Back to Basics: Hard Drives and Storage
Q: I need more storage in my workstation. How easy is it to install an additional hard drive? A: With Serial ATA (SATA) drives, standard in modern workstations, it’s dead easy. Simply take off the side panel of your machine, plug in a SATA power and data cable, fix the drive to the cradle, then … Continue Reading
February 2012 Newsletter
Roll up, roll up ladies and gentleman the latest newsletter is hot off the press! In this edition we look at the importance of keeping your knowledge up to date and there is also a feature on the up coming DEVELOP3D Live event. You can view it by clicking here! If you are keen to receive them in … Continue Reading
CAD Skills for Today’s Job Market
CAD Skills for Today’s Job Market –Nicole Adams on behalf of Westwood College Attaining a CAD education in today’s world is no longer one size fits all, as employers are hunting not for generalists but more for CAD specialists. In order to seem marketable to employers, consider these CAD skills that will give you an … Continue Reading
January Newsletter
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Could an Online Design Contest get you a job?
I’ve just seen this article through a combination of Linkedin and Mashable. It explains how a Programmer database startup Interviewstreet is hosting an online coding challenge called CodeSprint beginning Friday, and 75 technology companies will be looking for employment candidates on its leader board. What a brilliant idea! If done properly, employers can see the results of real world problems and … Continue Reading
Top 25 interview questions from 2011
I just spotted this list over on the Baltimore Business Journal website, certainly got some LOLS from me! “How many people are using Facebook in San Francisco at 2:30pm on a Friday?” – asked at Google, vendor relations manager candidate “Just entertain me for five minutes, I’m not going to talk.” – asked at Acosta, … Continue Reading
60 Second Interview – Paul Neal
The following interview first appeared in the December 2011 / January 2012 edition of DEVELOP3D. Why did you become a designer? I’ve always liked to make things and I could draw a bit! My parents were working class and wanted me to have the university experience they hadn’t had, so the first step was art … Continue Reading
5-Minute Video On The Fundamentals Of Product Design
I stumbled across the following video on the (excellent) Fast Co Design website. Its a stylish mini-documentary by PBS’s Off Book web series which illuminates the fundamentals of product design. Check it out and I would love to hear your thoughts. Off Book | Product Design | PBS Arts
Best of the best – 5/12 to 11/12
Welcome to my round up of the best Architectural, Manufacturing design and CAD articles from the last week. Manufacturing Organization Transformation by Design: Prototyping the Future – thanks design mind Doctor Who figurine – thanks DEVELOP3D IDEO’s Steve Bishop on the Future of Sustainable Design Thinking – thanks The Altantic Fraudsters Now Using 3D Printers … Continue Reading
Ways to get CAD Certified
Ways to get Computer-Aided Drafting Certified – Nicole Adams on behalf of Westwood College Computer-aided design (CAD) involves drafting designs with the aid of computers. It’s especially useful for rendering two-dimensional and three-dimensional images in construction, engineering and manufacturing. Professionals in CAD, such as architectural drafters and mechanical drafters, tend to earn above-average salaries. Still, … Continue Reading
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